Spatio-temporal dynamics are vital in understanding the course of infection, particularly for infections that lead to the formation of granulomas such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis which significantly impact the course of ...

Current diagnostic methods are able to detect severe brain trauma but are unable to detect the microscopic brain injuries that regularly occur during a concussion. Our research aims to explore a potential alternative method ...

Fetal Alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) refers to a broad spectrum of abnormalities that arise due to prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). The severity of the abnormality depends on the amount of alcohol consumed and period of ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is chronic disease where normal tissues attacked by the body’s immune system. Discover how SLE and CVD positively impact one another as well as other influencing factors, such as lifestyle, ...

Key advances in healthcare have arisen from the implementation of point-of-care (PoC) testing in minimally equipped laboratories or at home. PoC tests are used in the detection of various analytes, biomarkers, and pathogens, ...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder where the body’s immune system attacks its own organ systems. This chronic inflammatory disease can effect different body systems like the skin, joints and ...

Our goal is to identify novel therapeutic targets of Lupus and test their potential. Polo-Like Kinase 1 (PLK1) is one of the molecules that we have identified and shown to be hyper-activated in immune cells of lupus mice, ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a global health concern, infecting 10.4 million people and causing 1.8 million deaths a year. Infection primarily takes place in the lungs but can spread throughout the body to other organs, ...